Dish drainer



Sept. 8, 1931. a. FEI'NGOLD 1,822,087

DISH DRAINER Filed April 25, 1929 INVENTOR. BYfi /n/M/ Q A TTORNEYPatented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES BERNARD FEINGOLD,

OF NEW YORK, N; Y.

DISH DRAINER,

Application filed April 25,

This invention relates to dish drainers. The drainer according to thisinvention is so constructed that it automatically adjusts itself todifferent sizes of dishes. It opens up to accommodate the larger dishesand can be folded up when not in use.

These and other objects will become apparent upon a further study of thedescription and drawings in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the drainer,Fig. 2' is a section of the drainer taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1showing the drainer in open position to accommodate the smaller dishes,the dotted line indicating a portion of a small dish in supportedposition, Fig. 3 is a partial section taken also along the line 2-2 ofFig. 1 but showing the drainer in a wider open position to accommodatethe larger dishes, the dotted line indicating a portion of a large dish,and Fig. 4 is a section also along line 2-2 but showing the drainer infolded position.

The drainer consists essentially of two oppositely disposed pivotallymounted wire 5 rack frames. Each of these rack frames has a heavy lowerbar 5 and a somewhat lighter U shaped bar 6 having its arms 7 fastenedto bar 5 near its ends. Intermediate of the arms 7 are a plurality ofstill lighter bent cross bars 8 having one end fastened to bar 5 and theother end to bar 6. The arms 7 which are in effect end cross bars oftheir corresponding rack frame, are bent similarly to bars 8. The endsof bar 5 for one rack frame are pivotally mounted in supporting plates9, while the ends of bar 5 for the other frame are pivotally mounted insupporting plates 10. Each pair of plates 9 and 10 are pivotallyconnected to each other by means of a rivet 11. Each plate 9 has anouter supporting leg 12 and an inner supporting leg 13', while eachplate 10 has an outer supporting leg 14 and an 4 inner supporting leg15. The upper edge E of each plate 9 is provided with a lug 16projecting laterally into the path of its adj acent arm 7 as said arm isswung with the rest of its frame from its inner position outward. In asimilar manner plates 10 are provided with lugs 17 which project bend isa very useful feature.

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into the paths of their adjacent arms 7.

Each arm.'?' is provided with an inwardly projecting bent wire guard 18fastened to it.

For holding the smaller dishes, one of which is indicated in part by thenumeral 19, Fig. 2, the supporting plates 9 and 10 have their legs 12,13, 14 and 15 in contact with the supporting surface upon which. thedrainer stands. from rotating outwardly by lugs 16 and lZ.

For holding the larger dishes, one of which is indicated in part by thenumeral 20, Fig. 3, bars 6 are rotated away from each other, whichcauses arms 7 to press against lugs 16 and 17, thereby raising legs 13and 15 from the supporting surface, resulting in the drainer beingsupported only by legs 12 and 14 of the supporting plates. The weight ofthe dishes and their frictional contact with the inner side of bars 6holds the drainer in open position.

Guards 18 at the end of the rack frames (Fig. 1), are provided toprevent cups or other rounded utensils from falling out the drainer atthe ends. Cross bars 8- have abend in them, so that they extendfrom-bars 6 inwardly and then bend downwardly to their connection withlower bars 5. The It permits upper bars 6 to be separated widely forlarge dishes, while cross bars 8 remain close enough together to hold upsmaller dishes between them. i

In order to'fold the drainer when not in use, bars 6 are brought towardseach other and each pair of supporting plates 9 and 10 are'turned downtowards each other bringing their legs 12 and 14 together as shown inFig. t. Although bars 8 and arms 7 are shown on line opposite each otherin Fig. 1, the rack frames can fold into each other as shown in Fig. 1,because of the play at the pivotal connections between bars 5 and plates9 and 10. Instead. of taking into account this play, the bars 8 and armsf their respective frames can be offset on their respective bars 5 so asto clear each other when the drainer is folded.

I claim 1. A dish drainer comprising a pair of The rack frames'are heldY oppositely disposed rack frames, each frame comprising an upper andlower bar connected to each other by a plurality of cross bars spaced atintervals along the length of the frames, and supporting means for eachframe, the supporting means for one frame being pivotally connected tothe supporting means of the other, said lower bars being pivotallymounted upon their corresponding supporting means on opposite sides ofthe pivotal connection of the supporting means.

2. A dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed rack frames,each frame comprising an upper and lower bar connected to each other bya plurality of cross bars spaced at intervals along the length of theframes, said cross 'bars having a bend in them causing said bars toextend from the upper bar inwardly and then downwardly, and supportingmeans upon which the lower bar of each frame is pivotally mounted, thebend of the cross bars of one frame passing below the upper bar of theother frame when said frames are folded together about their pivotalaxes.

3. A dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed rack frames,a support for each frame near each end thereof upon which the frame ispivotally mounted substantially at its bottom, the supports of one framebeing pivotallyconnected to the supports of the other, the pivotal axesof said frames and supports being substantially parallel to each otherand the pivotal axes of said frames being located on said supports onopposite sides of the pivotal connections of said supports, andlaterally projecting lugs upon said supports projecting in the path ofsaid frames when said frames are swung outwardly, whereby swinging saidframes outwardly raises the pivotal connections of the supports.

*4. A dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed rack frames,a support for each frame upon which its correspond ing frame ispivotally mounted, said supports being pivotally connected to eachother, the pivotal axes of said frames and supports being substantiallyparallel to each other, the pivotal axes of said frames being located onsaid supports on opposite sides of the pivotal connection of saidsupports, and laterally projecting lugs carried by the upper part ofsaid supports and located outside of and above the pivotal axes of saidframes,-said lugs projecting into the path of said frames when saidframes are swung away from each other.

5. A dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed rack frames,and a sup port for each frame near each end thereof upon which the frameis pivotally mounted, the supports of one frame being pivotallyconnected to the supports of the other, the pivotal axes of-sa-id framesand supports being substantially parallel to each other, the pivotalaxes of said frames being located on said supports on opposite sides ofthe pivotal connections of said supports, each support comprising anouter and inner leg adapted to contact with the surface upon which thedrainer stands when the drainer holds small dishes, said inner legsbeing raised from said surface when said frames are swung outward forholding large dishes. '6. A' .dis'h drainer .as claimed in claim 1comprising guards on the end cross bars, the guards on the end crossbars of one frame projecting inwardly toward the guards on the end crossbars of the other frame.

BERNARD .F-EIN GOLD.

